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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Florida car dealerships parked cars in public garages during Hurricane Irma. People weren’t happy.


Two Florida car dealerships angered residents and college students when they used free shelter parking as their own protected car lots right as Hurricane Irma closed in on the Sunshine State.

In the state capital of Tallahassee, angry Florida State students and locals complained Sunday that they couldn't park in a covered campus garage because the spots were filled with brand new cars from Napleton Infiniti, a local dealership.

The upset motorists filled the company's Yelp page with negative reviews.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

That bad press is going to cost the dealer more than what they saved by moving the cars.

Anonymous said...

So, if the dealer drives it off the lot is it a used car now?? 1/2 price. Lol

Anonymous said...

Did they pay the hourly rate?

Anonymous said...

If I saw vacant high level spaces, I might have done the same. That's just planning ahead. Most people are evacuated anyway, right?

Anonymous said...

If they did pay for storage it'll just be tacked onto the sale price.

Anonymous said...

You snooze you loose. Snowflakes should have gone home.

Anonymous said...

Napleton is a billionaire mega dealer. Won't suffer ANY consequence like you or I would.
B.T.W. these mega dealers are pushing out the small dealers and monopolizing the market.

Anonymous said...

Someone used their head and had a business plan. Cannot fault smarts, unless you are a snowflake and then you b*tch!

Anonymous said...

A good solution to the problem!!!

Anonymous said...

759
Of course they are pushing out the competition.
That is what "free enterprise" is all about.
It is a dog eat dog world in business and completely immoral.

Anonymous said...

The parking was free. And while they were ticketed $500 per car, if the lot flooded it was probably well worth it to the dealership. As for losing business, I don't think they will really lose much. People have remarkably short memories.

Anonymous said...

The dealership knew that all the people who lost their vehicles in the flooding would need the new cars. They were just looking out for their customers (SAR.).

Anonymous said...

5:04
Read the first sentence again.